Why sad songs say so much for some people but not others.
A study, published in Frontiers in Psychology , has discovered why some of us enjoy sad music more than others, and it has a lot to do with empathy. research has already demonstrated that open individuals typically score high on musical sophistication, while system administrators, those with a strong interest in patterns, systems and rules, tend to prefer intense music such as rock and punk.
Sad music
But what about sad music? No one would like it if the emotion experienced is not a real sadness, but a kind of transformed version of it? Based on major investigations of what people experience while listening to sad music, we know that these experiences usually fall into different categories. For some, the sad music actually deepens the feelings of loss and sadness, emotions associated with personal events and memories. These experiences are far from enjoyable and therefore do not explain the paradox. For others, sad music brings about feelings of melancholy, the kind of sentiment you could have on a rainy day after your favorite team lost.
